Acts 5:17-26 Then the high priest rose up, and all they that were with him, (which is the sect of the Sadducees,) and were filled with indignation,… I. THE CONFLICT OF FORCE. 1. On the side of the persecutors (vers. 17, 18). 2. On the side of the persecuted (vers. 19, 21). II. THE CONFLICT OF ARGUMENT. 1. The Sanhedrin (ver. 21). 2. The apostles (vers. 29,32). III. THE CONFLICT OF POLICY. 1. The violent party (ver. 33). 2. The moderate party (vers. 34-42).Lessons: 1. Man's extremity is God's opportunity. 2. The moral cowardice of bravado. The Sanhedrin put the apostles in prison, but dared not ask how they got out. 3. "We ought to obey God rather than men." 4. The inefficacy of force to crush the truth. (J. Bennett, D. D.) Parallel Verses KJV: Then the high priest rose up, and all they that were with him, (which is the sect of the Sadducees,) and were filled with indignation, |
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